December 2004 issue of Chagurin

Chagurin (ちゃぐりん) is children's magazine published by the "Family Light Association" (家の光協会 Ie no Hikari Kyōkai) in Japan. The magazine was formerly published under the title Childrens Light (こどもの光 Kodomo no Hikari). The goal of the magazine is to educate the next generation of Japan Agricultural Cooperative (or "JA") members. The magazine is difficult to find in the average bookstore in Japan, but it can be purchased at any local JA office. Clear submission guidelines for the children of the magazine's readers are available at any local JA office as well. The contents of Chagurin are intended to be similar to the educational magazines published by Shogakukan up through the 1960s, and has received a recommendation from the National PTA of Japan. Observers have suggested that the great influence of the Japanese Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (nōgyō kyōdō kumiai 農業協同組合, or Nokyo for short) in policy making partly resulted from a widespread feeling of gratitude to the dwindling agricultural sector, which in the past supported the countrys industrial modernization. ... Shogakukan ) is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, nonfiction, childrens DVDs, and other media in Japan. ...

Like other magazines aimed at children, it includes a variety of manga. However, the manga found in Chagurin tends to be fairly mainstream, non-controversial, and is not generally collected in tankōbon format (Doraemon and Kiteretsu Daihyakka being exceptions). A page from the Marmalade Boy manga, volume 1 (Japanese version) Manga (漫画) is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons; outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. ... Tankōbon (単行本) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series), as opposed to a magazine or a complete works series which often contain multiple titles. ... Doraemon Doraemon) by Hiroshi Fujimoto, pen name Fujiko F. Fujio, is a Japanese manga about a robotic cat, Doraemon, who has travelled back in time from the future to aid a schoolboy, Nobita Nobi. ... Volume 1 of the Kiteretsu Daihyakka manga. ...

External links

• Chagurin Official Site
• Ie no Hikari Association